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Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 790: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that prospective adoptive parents now find themselves in relating to the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the Health Service Executive's handling of the renewals of declarations; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that information and forms are not being sent out by...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 797: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the negative impact of the cumulative budget cuts over the past number of years, along with the additional reduction of 5% for the current year, on a residential child care service (details supplied) which will mean closing the service for between 39 and 52 days during 2012; and if she will...

Written Answers — EU Regulations: EU Regulations (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 822: To ask the Minister for Health if he amended or withdrew relevant licences to prohibit the animal LD50 assays for testing of botulinum neurotoxins, potency and stability determinations for which the new non-animal cell based test method has been approved by the Irish Medicines Board as a replacement; the date such prohibitions came into force, as required by Section 2 (2)(b) of...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 828: To ask the Minister for Health in view of plans for forthcoming legislation on the sale of prescription pills, if he will consider looking at the selling of harmful substances through internet sites; and if there is an E.U. Statutory Instrument to allow for cross country co-operation on this matter. [27342/12]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 825: To ask the Minister for Health if the two Certificate Gs listed in the 2010 statistics for the number of animals used in experimental and other scientific purposes are the same ones as recorded in the 2009 Statistics; if the G Certificates cover all LD50/LC50 procedures as enumerated at column 7.2.1 of the Statistics in 2009 and/or 2010; if other types of procedures are...

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 955: To ask the Minister for Health the evidence upon which he bases the decision that fluoridation of water is healthy for human consumption; if he has carried out studies monitoring the overall oral health benefits for the Irish population from use of fluorides in water; if his attention has been drawn to the recent studies published by the International Academy of Oral Medicine...

Written Answers — Alcohol Advertising: Alcohol Advertising (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 954: To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to ensure compliance with the upcoming Bavaria Beer sponsored Formula 1 racing event proposed to take place over the June Bank Holiday weekend; if there is compliance with the code of practice on alcohol marketing, communications and sponsorship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27162/12]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 990: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the grants if any that have been given to gun clubs, hunting and coursing clubs; the criteria used by the National Lottery and his Department in recognising a good cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27163/12]

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, in view of his commitment to commemorating significant events in Irish history, he will explain the rationale behind the proposal to merge National Library, National Archives and Manuscripts Commission; if he has considered that this proposal will seriously undermine, if not destroy, the cultural infrastructure here;...

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Part of me is incredulous that the Minister has come up with this idea, because I know his commitment to the decade of commemorations and his chairing of that committee. I know his support for our cultural institutions and commemorating our history and I find it difficult to believe this proposal is coming from him. These are perfectly functioning institutions and he is treating them as if...

National Cultural Institutions (6 Jun 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: It is important to consider international examples which indicate amalgamations do not work. The process seemed to work in Canada, but there was major investment there. I am delighted to hear the Minister is not driving this process personally, which suggests he is willing to listen and take on board other suggestions. With regard to the director of Culture Ireland, it is vital to have the...

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (24 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of a comment he made in a recent interview regarding State assets and stated we are assured by people who know - and we have sent them out to check, if he will identify these persons and the actions they took in their investigations. [25963/12]

Private Members' Business. National Monuments: Motion (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil náire agus díomá orm go bhfuilimid go fóill ag caint faoin ábhar seo. Ba cheart go mbíodh plean gníomhaíochta againn blianta ó shin. Dá mbíodh, bheadh ionad stairiúil againn anois, agus slí stairiúil ó Ard Oifig an Phoist go dtí Sráid Parnell. It is very disappointing that we are still talking about the historical area from the GPO...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 115: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will allocate humanitarian assistance to the 165,000 Saharuis living in the refugee camps in Algeria; if he will abstain from any support to Morocco in the European Union as long as Morocco does not respect the U.N. resolutions regarding the decolonisation of Western Sahara; and if he will demand full respect...

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will inquire whether the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland intends to legislate for Article 20 of the Weston Park Agreement; if he will inquire whether the Secretary of State intends to adhere to the agreement by ensuring nobody is arrested and tried for events that happened before 1998 in relation to...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Ambassador to South Africa has presented his credentials in Zimbabwe; and if so, if he has made any representations to the authorities regarding human rights issues in the country. [25483/12]

Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the estimate of (details supplied) that savings to the Exchequer €257m could be achieved by 2013 by applying a cap of €100,000 on public service salaries and a further €20 million in savings could be achieved by capping civil service pensioners only at €50,000 in 2013; if he will estimate the savings...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who is attending a course labelled as full-time in DIT; if he believes it is unfair that someone is obliged to pay full time fees even though the course is deemed part time by his Department and the vocational education committee [25510/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the number of community representatives on the Dublin Docklands Development Authority has been reduced to five; the criteria used in the selection of those members; the reason the dockland community of East Wall has no representative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25486/12]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (22 May 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider enacting Section 9, 1A.a, of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 in order to prevent further delays of a legislative response to the issue of mixed trading outlets selling alcohol in order to address the issues surrounding independent specialist off-licences survival in the market; if he will introduce a ban on...